Ash tray



Jan. 21, 1936.L A, A, vUclNo 2,028,304

ASH TRAY Filed MaICh 18, 1935 L6 ka ASH Albert A. Vuccino, New York, N. Y.

TRAY.

Application March 18, 1935, Serial No. 11,700

6 Claims.

'Ihis invention relates to a combination ash tray and cigar and cigarette extinguishing device.

The main object of the invention is to provide an ash tray for holding the burnt out ashes of cigars` and cigarettes and having liquid means for extinguishing the lighted ends thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide the device with a Water reservoir for supplying Water to the extinguishing means.

Another object of the invention is to regulate the amount of water supplied to the extinguishing means. v

A still further object of the invention is to provide a swinging trough partly submerged in a reservoir of water forcarrying the water from the reservoir to the extinguishing means and then back again to the reservoir.

Other objects will appear as the disclosure pro` gresses. The drawing is merely intended to indicate a possible embodiment of the invention.

It is obvious that the actual needs of manufacture may necessitate certain mechanical changes. It is therefore not intended to limit the invention to the embodiment illustrated but rather to define such limits in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a top view of the device with the cover partly broken away.

Figure 2t is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side view of the device.

l Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the device comprises a body I divided into a reservoir 2 for holding a supply of water and a compartment 3 for holding an ash tray 4. 'I'he reservoir is divided into three longitudinal compartments 5, 6 and 1 by the Walls 8 and 9. Above the reservoir is a cover I0.

Mounted in the longitudinal center of the device on bearings II attached to the Wall I2 is a swinging water trough I3. A pin I4 passes through ears I5 in the trough and lits in said bearings. The bearings are open at the top so the trough can be removed when necessary. At both ends of the trough are cups I6 and I1. The cup I6 is normally submerged in the water I8 contained in the reservoir. The portion of the trough housed in the reservoir is longer and overbalances the protruding portion.

The operation of the device is as follows: The reservoir 2 is iilled with water I8, the openings I9 in the walls 8 and 9 allowing the Water to ow from one compartment to the other compartments and the swinging troughmounted on its bearings. lNow when it is desired to ex- (c1. isi- 51) tinguish a cigarette, the cigarette with its lightened end is placed in the cup I1 and pressed down so the trough will swing down as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. As the submerged cup I6 .is lifted up the small amount of water contained in said cup and in part of the submerged trough will ow down to the cup I1 and extinguish the lightened end of the cigarette. When the weight on the cup I1 is released the trough will fall back to its natural position as shown in full lines in Figure 2. The capacity of the cup I1 is greater than the capacity of the submerged end of the trough so there will be no overiiow when the cup I1 is swung do-wnwardly. Numeral 20 designates a set of grooved cups for holding the cigars or cigarettes.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a novel, efcient and simple constructed device for extinguishing the lighted ends of cigarettes and cigars and for holding their ashes. The oscillating trough is removably held in place so it can be easily removed. The tray 4 can also be remo-ved to clean out the ashes.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a body member, a reservoir for holding a supply of water, and an oscillating trough associated with said body member, one end of said trough no-rmally submerged in said reservoir, the other end raised abovev the water line, whereby when said second mentioned end is depressed water is caused to flow to said second mentioned end.

2. In a device of the class described, a body member, a reservoir for holding a supply of water, an oscillating trough associated with said body member, and cups at the ends of said trough, one end of said trough normally sub- ;merged in said reservoir, the other end raised above the water line, whereby when said second mentioned end is depressed water is caused to 4 iiow to said second mentioned end.

3. In a device of the class described, a body member, a reservoir for holding a supply of water in said body member, an outward extending' compartment, an ash tray resting in said outward extending compartment, an oscillating trough associated with said body member, and cups at the ends of said trough, one end of said trough normally submerged in said reservoir, the other end raised above the water line, whereby when said second mentioned end is depressed water is caused to owto said second mentioned-end.

4. In a device of the class described, a body member, a reservoir for holding a supply of 5g water, and an oscillating trough removably mounted on a wall of said body member, one end -of said trough normally submerged in said reservoir, the other end raised above the water line, whereby when said second mentioned end is depressed water is caused to flow to said second mentioned end.

5. In a device of the class described, a body member, a reservoir for holding a supply of water, an oscillating trough removably mounted in bearings attached to a wall of said body member, and cups at the ends of said trough, one end of said trough normally submerged in said reservoir, the other end raised above the water line, whereby when said second mentioned end is depressed water is caused to ow to said second mentioned end.

6. In a device of the class described, a body member, a reservoir for holding a supply of Water in said body member, an outward extending compartment, an ash tray resting in said outward extending compartment, an oscillating trough removably mounted in bearings attached to a wall of said body member, and cups at the ends of said trough, one end of said trough normally submerged in said reservoir, the other end raised above the water line, whereby When said second mentioned end is depressed Water is caused vto flow to said second mentioned end.

ALBERT A. VUCCINO. 

